LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a video and do a listening exercise on the Google Assistant “Interpreter Mode” which translates conversations in real-time. It includes discussion questions, conversation, and other activities about hotels, traveling, and translation. Students learn some important vocabulary phrases from the video. The grammar activity features present simple vs present continuous. There is a bonus dialogue activity included.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

With the Google Assistant’s interpreter mode, you can now easily communicate with your customers — even if you don’t speak the same language. Interpreter mode translates 29 languages in real-time to help businesses have free flowing conversations with their guests at hotels, airports, customer service desks, organizations aiding humanitarian efforts and more.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: Hotels, Traveling, Translation
• VIEWING: List in Order, True / False
• VOCABULARY: Phrases, Finish the Sentences
• GRAMMAR: Present Simple vs Present Continuous
• ADDITIONAL: Dialogue Activity

LESSON TOPICS

Hotel, Traveling, Translation